A new family of octocorals (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from Cameroon waters

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 23-29

  van Ofwegen, Leen P ^a   McFadden, Catherine S ^b  

^a NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Cnidaria; Coelenterata; New family; Octocorallia

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; POLYP; SHALLOW WATER; SOFT CORAL;

CAMEROON;

ALCYONARIA; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA;

EID: 77449154394     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930903359669     Document Type: Article

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